Brake-block holder.



J. S. NICHOLS.

BRAKE BLOCK HOLDER.

APPLICATION F ILED JAN. 17. 1914.

1, 169,1 81.. Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

2/0/11: (FA 1mm sup iortiug plate 4; comp Flight JOHN S. NICHOLS, OFBATESVILLE, ARKANSAS.

BitAKE-BLQUK HQLIDER.

Lltit'hltiil.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fat-rented Jan. 25, 191d.

Application filed. January 17, 1914. Serial IiTo. 812,750.

To all! 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. Nioiions, citizen of the United States,residing at Batesville. in the county of Independence and State ofArkansas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Brake-Block Holden of which the following is a specification reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to brake blocks for carria wagons, and othervehicles and has s oljiject the prochiction of a simple etliiient meansfor suppi'u'ting the leaks blocl; in engawnient with a brake nu.

Another ob ect of this invent 31 is the production of a brake blocksupporting plate which may be stormed of sheet metal and may be struckfrom a blank sheet so as to insure a minimum amount of waste metal.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certainnovel combina; tions, constructions, and arrangements of parts as willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the brakeblock secured to the brake beam. Fig. 2- is a verti cal section throughthe brake block showing the manner in which the brake block supportingplate is attached to the beam. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33, ofFig. 2. Fig. t is a section taken on line 4-4, of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is aperspective View of the brake block supporting plate. detail perspectiveof the brake block.

As will be seen by considering the drawing 1 designates the" brake beamwhich supports the brake block 2 by means of a brake bl och supportingplate to be hereinafter described. The brake block 2 is provided uponeach side with a divergingly extending notched portion 3, whichconstitutes a substantially wedge-like connection for facilitating theconnection of the brake block supporting plate thereto. he brake hi i esa sheet metal body tapering toward its lower end, which body is providedwith a pair of side flanges 5, which flanges are turned inwardly andFig. 6 is a "relation from said first-mentioned flan converge toward thelower end of the plate 4. The upper end of the brake block supporting'plate is bent rearwardly so as to con stitute a beam engagingflange 6 and is provided with a transversely extending aperture 7 toreceive the securing bolt 8, which bolt passes through the brake beam 1.It will be seen that owing to the fact that the transversely extendingaperture 7 is elongated as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5 that th's brakeblock supg iorting plate may he adj: t longitudinally of should it be sodesired. The

ided with outwardly struck i which is strn';

from the body to thereby producing a centrally located a,p-.. ture Theflange portion 8 is provided with an elongated transversely extendingaperture 10 through which the square portion 11 of the deluge 8 passesto facilitate the connection of the brake block supporting plate to thebrake beam. A nut 12 is tl'iread ed upon the upper end of the bolt 8,where by the flanges 6 and 8' may be firmly clamped in engagement withthe brake beam' l. I

Having, thus described the invention what is claimed as new,,is:

As a new article of manufacture, a brake block holder formed from ablank sheet of material comprising a body, said body pro vided with apair of side flanges being slightly inturned and converging toward thelower end of said body, said body provided with a rearwardly extendingflange upon the upper end thereof and bent at right angles to said body,said body provided with an outwardly struck flange arranged in spacedand said flanges provided with apertures receiving a securing boltwhereby said brake. block holder may be efficiently connected to 1 brakebeam.

Witnesses J. A. Homins, ALONI PICKENS.

